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Where does “strömber” come from?

strömber (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse straumr, from Proto-Germanic straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European srowmos, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Ancestry of “strömber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestraumra stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide
2Proto-Germanicstraumazstream, current, river
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “strömber”

  • Ekstrom
  • Strömberg
  • Nyström
  • Nordström
  • Ekström
  • växelström
  • Åström
  • Söderström
  • ström
  • strömflod
  • Bergström
  • strömförstärkning
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